Philipp Schott Book Launch (Heal the Beasts)

Name: Philipp Schott Book Launch (Heal the Beasts)
Start: 2025-09-04T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-04T20:00:00-05:00
Location: McNally Robinson Booksellers

Schedule

Thu Sep 04 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

McNally Robinson Booksellers | Winnipeg, MB

Join Philipp Schott for the launch of Heal the Beasts : A Jaunt Through the Curious History of the Veterinary Arts (ECW Press). Featuring a conversation hosted by Dr. Keri Hudson Reykdal (Dr. Keri: Prairie Vet).
This event will be hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park and also available as a YouTube stream.
How and why did humans begin to treat sick and injured animals? And how did those practices, and the associated attitudes, evolve from prehistory to the present day?
To answer these questions, Dr. Schott shares stories of 22 different animal healers and veterinarians from across eras and continents, examining the always fascinating, often unexpected, and sometimes hilarious veterinary methods employed by these people and their colleagues. But at the heart of the tale lies the evolution of the human-animal bond, which has been more cyclical than linear. In many ways, we are returning to the outlook of our distant ancestors after a centuries-long detour through a more utilitarian approach.
Whether you have a passion for animals, the history of the medical sciences, or just quirky history, this light-hearted exploration of the empathetic relationship between man and beast will entertain and delight.
Philipp Schott lives in Winnipeg, where he practices veterinary medicine, writes, and shares a creaky old house on the river with his wife, two kids, and one nutty cat. His first book, The Accidental Veterinarian, was a bestseller and was translated into five languages. Six other books have followed.